The citizen-officer ideal: a historical and literary inquiry

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dc.contributor.advisorPierce, Albert C.
dc.contributor.advisorFranck, Raymond E.
dc.contributor.authorDeBuse, Mark R.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.schoolGraduate School of Business and Public Policy
dc.dateMarch 2005
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:34:46Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:34:46Z
dc.date.issued2005-03
dc.description.abstractDue to their unique expertise, military officers have always held a special position within Western society. Yet, while individuals who have demonstrated knowledge of warfare and prowess in battle have long been held in high regard by society and the members of their profession, it is those who have also demonstrated the ideals of citizenship and chivalry who serve as the icons for thoughtful military officers. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the evolution of the citizen-officer ideal- through a close study of historical and literary case studies. By establishing a common theme or values among completely separate exemplars of this ideal, a continuum joining Odysseus, Cincinnatus, Beowulf, and Gawain to Washington, Chamberlain, and Marshall might eventually be carried forward to the present and the modern military officer. Specific focus is given to the roles that classical notions of citizenship and the Code of Chivalry have played in shaping the ethos of the American officer.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/thecitizenoffice109452296
dc.format.extentxii, 139 p. : ill. (some col.)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/2296
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorGeorge Washingtonen_US
dc.subject.authorJoshua Lawrence Chamberlainen_US
dc.subject.authorGeorge C. Marshallen_US
dc.subject.authorCitizenshipen_US
dc.subject.authorBeowulfen_US
dc.subject.authorSir Gawainen_US
dc.subject.authorCincinnatusen_US
dc.subject.authorChivalryen_US
dc.subject.authorCitizen-officeren_US
dc.subject.authorCitizen-soldieren_US
dc.subject.authorSoldierstatesmanen_US
dc.subject.lcshCitizenshipen_US
dc.subject.lcshChivalryen_US
dc.subject.lcshArmed Forcesen_US
dc.subject.lcshOfficersen_US
dc.subject.lcshHistoric sitesen_US
dc.titleThe citizen-officer ideal: a historical and literary inquiryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineLeadership and Human Resource Developmenten_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. Leadership and Human Resource Developmenten_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
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